This is the time of year that lots of sewists decide to try out a new craft: knitting! What's not to love? It's cosy, you can do it on the sofa while watching TV and it brings all the snuggly autumn/winter feels. However, I don't think it is the most accessible craft to get into.…
This is my most ambitious knit to date. I have attempted two colourwork garments before (a hat and a sweater) and both of them were complete fails and are now sitting back in my yarn stash living their best lives as yarn once more. Therefore with zero successful colourwork projects under my belt I decided…
I started knitting this jumper in February, put it down, picked it up again and finished it at the end of August! The pattern is the Astragal Sweater from PomPom Mag Issue 30, and the yarn is retired Sirdar Flirt which I bought secondhand on eBay. I only managed to buy 400g so the sleeves…
Love Crafts have asked craft bloggers to answer the question 'Why Do You Make?' and so I've been thinking about this over the last few weeks and I think I have an answer. I make things to help me with my mental health. I am a naturally very anxious person, I always have been -…
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This is my first completed lockdown knitting project, even though I am now well on my way to completing my second! I cast on this Andrea Mowry Find Your Fade made from scraps just a couple of days before the lockdown was announced. Knitting this shawl has been such a source of comfort to me…
With everyone's anxiety levels up at the moment I thought today was a good day to be inspired by LoveCrafts #StarMakerOfTheMonth March theme of Happiness. Sewing and knitting are my two preferred crafts and they both make me happy in quite different ways. As the International Day of Happiness is this month LoveCrafts have asked…
I've knit another jumper! This was was really speedy - I knit it in around two and a half weeks! I used WYS The Croft Shetland tweed in colour Lunna, held double with some Wendy Air mohair I got secondhand off eBay to create this lovely fuzzy Petite Knit Sunday Sweater. I saw a while…
This sweater has been finished since mid November - I am so behind with sharing makes! This one I LOVE though and I have been wearing it constantly. If I were to hazard a guess I'd say that this has already been worn 20 times, in fact, my mum recently asked if I ever wear…
I have been knitting for one year now and have a pretty good idea of which gadgets/accessories I have found useful. I don't really need any sewing stuff at the moment so I am mostly asking for things to continue with my knitting projects. So while I was writing my Christmas list to send to…
It's now been a year since I first started knitting. I learned those knits and purls in September 2018 and it's a love affair that is now celebrating it's first anniversary! With each project that I have attempted I have tried to learn a new skill or two. I don't want to attempt something that…
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